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Sonya Klopfer (married name: Dunfield, born December 26, 1934) is an American former competitive figure skater and coach. She is a two-time World medalist (bronze in 1951, silver in 1952) and the 1951 U.S. national champion.

Sonya Klopfer
Personal information
Full name	Sonya Dunfield
Country represented	United States
Born	(1934-12-26) December 26, 1934 (age 87) New York City, United States
Retired	1952
Medal record Ladies' figure skating Representing the  United States World Championships 1952 Paris Ladies' singles 1951 Milan Ladies' singles North American Championships 1951 Calgary Ladies' singles

Personal life

Klopfer was born in New York City and was named after Sonja Henie.[1] She married Canadian figure skater Peter Dunfield, with whom she had two sons.[2]

Career

Klopfer won silver on the senior level at the 1950 U.S. Championships. She was then sent to Wembley, England to compete at her first World Championships and finished fifth.

In 1951, Klopfer was awarded the gold medal at the U.S. Championships. Having won at age 15, she was the youngest U.S. senior ladies' champion until Tara Lipinski won in 1997 at age 14.[3] Klopfer obtained the bronze medal in Milan at the 1951 World Championships, standing on the podium with Jeannette Altwegg and Jacqueline du Bief.

In February 1952, Klopfer competed at the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway and finished fourth at the event. Her final competition was the 1952 World Championships in Paris, France. She won silver behind du Bief and then retired from competition.

From the early 1960s, Klopfer coached with her husband in New York City at the Sky Rink.[4] When the rink closed around 1983, they moved to the Gloucester Skating Club in Orleans, Ontario.[5] Her students included Dorothy Hamill, Elizabeth Manley,[4] Scott Smith, and Charlene Wong (from 1986 to 1990).[6] She was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 2001[7] and into the Professional Skaters Association' Coaches Hall of Fame in 2005.[8]

Results

International
Event	1950	1951	1952
Winter Olympics			4th
World Championships	5th	3rd	2nd
North American Championships		1st
National
U.S. Championships	2nd	1st

References

• Skatabase: 1950s Worlds Ladies
• Skatabase: 1950s Olympic Ladies

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[de] Sonya Klopfer

Sonya Helen Klopfer (* 26. Dezember 1934 in Brooklyn, New York) ist eine ehemalige US-amerikanische Eiskunstläuferin, die im Einzellauf startete.

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[ru] Клопфер, Соня

Соня Клопфер (англ. Sonya Klopfer; 26 декабря 1935 года, Нью-Йорк, США) — фигуристка из США, серебряный призёр чемпионата мира 1952 года, бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира 1951 года, чемпионка США 1951 года в женском одиночном катании, участница Олимпийских игр 1952 года.

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